Having no name hurts UND merchandise sales.....

[signedbewildered]

....well I'm sure it doesn't help.....

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota is opposing a bill that would extend a moratorium for a new nickname and moniker for the school.

Lawmakers put a three-year moratorium on replacing the UND "Fighting Sioux" nickname after residents voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to dump it.

Minot Republican Rep. Scott Louser is pushing the bill that would extend the moratorium until mid- 2017. Louser says there is nothing wrong with just calling UND "North Dakota" for now.

A task force is working on a plan for a new UND nickname and logo.

School President Robert Kelley says a delay "is unnecessary and does not help the University of North Dakota move on."

Kelley says not having a nickname and logo also has hurt the sale of UND merchandise.

 

[BadlandsGrizFan]

No Shit

 

[snap]

They should go with "Bizon".

 

[Bertram]

UND Fricking Frackers

 

[ordigger]

Probably only hurts the NCAA sanctioned sales. My guess is there are plenty of Fighting Sioux attire available in the right places.

 

[Yukon]

UND Fricking Frackers

I like that one!

 

[cclarkblues]

Having no name didn't hurt Clint Eastwood in the spaghetti westerns.

 

[Griz!ron]

I vote for the Fighting Sue, with a big Viking girl as the mascot.

Just imagine the cheerleader outfits.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

They should go with "Bizon".

Good idea. I never really cared for the "Thunder" before it anyway. It makes it too busy. Just "Bizon." It's cleaner.

 

[brootgrizr]

They should change their name to THE SUITS - lose the headband & make it a fedora, add the top of a black collar below the profile and start the chant... " Sue Suits Sue, Sue Suits Sue".

 

[AllWeatherFan]

I've got it: "The UND ?"

What could be better and generate more attention

?

 

[lshaneg]

How about the UND Politically Correct(s)?

Instead of the Fighting Politically Correct(s), they could be Pacifist Politically Correct(s) or the Metro Politically Corrects.

 

[ordigger]

I still just think the "Fighting Sues" are fine......a woman with a mop in one had, and a broom in the other. Sort of like rubbing it right back at the NCAA.

 

[Bertram]

Mammoths would be a decent option

 

[statler & waldorf]

The bastard child of the NCAA, all because of some uppity tribe in North Dakota. This is what political correctness gets you. I think they should just leave it blank, as a constant reminder...

 

[CDAGRIZ]

Mammoths would be a decent option

Not bad. I still think "Aisle Blockers" is the best. The mascot should be a representation of the state. Mammoths is good.

 

[oGriz]

UND has a great line of merchandise that always sells well.

UNDies.

 

[JonSnow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VFUdabotMg
This doesn't help either.

 

[Bisonation]

Not winning games and having Native American groups mad at you doesn't help sales either


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